Razor-stbop-dressing tool



April 10, 1928.

J. G. DICK RAZOR STROP, DRESSING TOOL ATTO RN EY Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

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Application filed July 31,

a This invention relates to devices for dressing razor strops or the like. The object is to provide a device by means of which a razor strop may be placedfull length thereon and .stretched tightly longitudinally,'the strop having engagement with" tensioning means which serve to hold the strop in stretched condition to any desired degree, and in close contact with abase member throughout its length, so that the op erator may rub, (scrape, roll or otherwise treat or dress the. strop by the application of pumice, oils or other dressings to give the strop the desired surface necessary "for the proper eiiect when stropping a razor.

Another object is to provide a device of this character, especially designed for use by professional barbers, which is simple of con struction, strong and durable, having means by which the strop may be easily and quickly attached or detached therefrom, the device being foldable to occupy one-half its normal compass so as to be readily stored in a small drawer or ina suitcase, etc., and as'readily set up or distended and locked in such position to provide a strong and rigid base for theapplication of a strop full length there- A final object is to provide means for use in'connection with the device whereby the latter. when locked in distended position and having thestrop stretched thereon, may be used upon the arms of an ordinarybarber chair instead of a table or other support, said means beingin the form of a bracket easily attached or detached from one end of the base member to act as an abutment for one arm of the chair and prevent the device from sliding thereon. p

A full and complete understanding of the invention maybe obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the 'accom panying drawings. forming a partbf this specification; it' being understood that while the drawing shows a practical formrof the 0 material departure frointhe salient features invention, the latter is not to be confined to strict conformity with the showing thereof,-but may bechangedor modified, so long as such changes or modifications mark no of theinvention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claims. In thedrawing, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding [parts throughout the several figures 192d. Serial No. 729,396,.

F ig. 1'is a perspective view of theims proved strop dressing device;

Fig/2 is a longitudinal sectional view, partly in elevation, of the device;

F1g.,3 [is a plan view, the partsbeing broken away and partly in section, and drawn one larger scale; F 1g. 4 is a detail elevation of one end of the device, and showing the application of the bracket for use when the device is supported on the arm of a barbers chair; Fig. 5 1s a detail perspective view of the bracket.

Good barbers are very particular about the conditions of their razor strops and take great professional pride in maintaining the same in a soft, pliable and normally fiat state, with the rubbing surfaces "perfectly smooth and free from pores in order to give the best results to a razor edge whenhurriedly stropping thesame during the process of shaving. In order to obtain such condition, these strops must be treated from time. to time with certain kinds of dressing, while under a tightly stretched condition, after the said surfaces have been scraped and rubbed and "otherwise treated to cleanse the old dressing and other accumulations from the pores of the strop, which are now open due to the stretching process. The present device has been designed to enable the bar her to so treat the strop orv strops by a quick and easily accomplished process whereby the maximum efiiciency may be ob tained in effecting the razors edge while stropping the same. I 1

The invention comprises a base member of elongated form and preferably formed of suitable wood of suflicientthicknes's to prevent warping, and said base member is formed'oftwo sections land 2, of equal length, cut off square at each end andjoined together at their abutting ends by a hinge 3,,located on the undersides of the sections.

The section 2 is provided at its sides with metal strips 4', held in position by suitable screws; 5, and having projecting ends '6 whiclroverlap the adjacentiside edges of the adjoining section'l, as clearly shownrin Eigurel ofthedrawing. 1 ",The ends 6 constitute locking 'armsand are provided adjacent totheir free ends, with slots 'Zformed inxtheir lower edges, said slots being adapted to receive a bolt 8, which is mounted in a suitable transverse aperture, formed in the section 1, and

is provided with a head at one end and a thumb nut 9 at the other end, so that, after being' seated 'in said slots, with the head hear ing upon the outer face of one arm 6 and the nut bearing against the outer face of the other arm 6, said nut may be tightened to hold the two sections 1 and 2 rigidly in longitudinal alinement, with the upper faces of the same forming a perfectly smooth and continuous surface. Vhen the nut'is loos ened, the sections may be folded away, one upon the other to be stored in a drawer, suitcase or other small compartment, in an obvious manner.

I At the free end of thesection 1, there is provided a hook 10, which may be secured to the end of said section in any desired manner, the said hook extending above the upper face of the section and having its open side adjacent to the end thereof, for the reception of an ordinary swiveled eye 11 forming part of a clamp 12', which is held by a thumb nut 13 to the razor strop 13 in the ordinary manner. Inorder to accommodate the per tions of the clamping device for holding the eye 11 to the strop, which projects below the strop, the base section l'is provided with a recess .14: formed at the end thereof and which permits of more or less longitudinal movement ofsaid parts during the process ofstretching the strop, in a mannerto be described.

The opposite, free end of the other base section 2, is provided with a longitudinal slot or bifurcation 15, located, at the center of the same and adapted to receive certain tensioning means for stretching the strep.

. Across the open end of the slot 15 there is secured a bar 16, held in position by screws traversing apertures in the end thereof and entering the spaced end portions of the base section 2. The bar 16 is provided at the center with a suitablebearing forthe reception of athumb screw 17, the winged head of which bears against the outer side of the bearing and the threaded shank extends longitudinally of the slot nearly to the inner end thereof. Mounted on said shank is a block 18 having a central, threaded opening forthe purpose, and which, when thethumb screw is turned, is adaptedto be forced back and. forth within the slot.

The block 18' is provided with an upwardly-eXt-ending and outwardly-turned hook 19, which is adapted to detachably receive the eye 20, swiveled to clamping means 21 similar to the clamping means at the otherend of the strop, and'held to the latter by a screw 22 having a nut 23 thereon. The clamping means at each end of the stropare identical in construction, and either one or the'other is designed to be removed from the strep when the latter is in use for stropping purposes, so as to allow one end ofthe'strop to be grasped by the operator in the usual manner. Any other form of clamping means having an eye connected thereto may, however, be used on the strop, providing said eyes may be turned for engagement with the spaced tensioning hooks, as ample means have beenprovided in the recess 14: of section 1 and a similar reccss24 in section 2, to accommodate the clamping means on the under sideof the strop.

The lower side of the slot 15 is preferably closed by a metal plate 25, and the base, as a whole, is supported above the surface of a table or othersimilar support, by feet 26 preferably formed .by rubber buttons to avoid damage to the said support.

If it is not desired to fold up the base member each time after use, the same may be hung upon a nail, etc. by means of a bail or loop 27 hingedly connected to the outer, free end of the section 1 and said loop may be swung out of the way when applying the strop to the hook 10, or when using the device on the arm of a chair as shown in Figure 4 of the drawing.

Adjacent to the free end of the base section 1, there is a pair of spaced, upstanding pins 28, whichare adapted to hold and look a bracket 29 in position onthe end of the base, to enable the device to be used upon the arms of a barbers chair or similar place, when there is no table or other support suitable for the purpose.

The bracket 29 is preferablyformed of suitable sheet metal bent into angular form to provide a relatively wide flange 30 adapted to lit against the underside of the end portion of the section 1, while the upright plate of the bracket fits against the end of the said section. The inner free end of the flange 30 terminates ina downturned flange 31, constituting an abutment, andthe upper edge, of the upright plate terminates in an upwardly directed flange 32 of less Width than the flange 30, and provided with holes 33 for the reception of the aforesaid pins 28. By applying the bracket to the end of the section 1 in an angular manner, the latter maybe introduced between the spaced flanges 30 and 32, and at thesame time, the pins may enter said holes, the bracket being then forced into the position shown in Fig. 4c, when the device mayvrest upon the arm 34 of a barber chair or similar support, with the abutment 31 bearing against the inner side of the "same, and the operator may hold the abutment in such contact by hearing against the other end of the base member with his body.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple, cheaply-manufactured and strong and durable device has been provided for the purpose of dressing or treating razor strops, which will enable the operator to obtain the desired results on. the. surfaces of the strop in a simple and easy manner, the

device being foldable into a small compass to occupy little space in a drawer or in a suitcase or other carrier.

What is claimed is 1. A device for holding a razor strop for dressing the same comprising an elongated base member having a suspending loop at one end, stationary means located at the same end for engaging one end of a strop, longitudinally-movable means located at the other end of the base member for engaging the other end of said strop, upstanding, spaced pins carried by the base member adjacent to said loop, a metal bracket having an angular seat to receive the end of the base member, the upper flange of the seat having holes to receive said pins, and the lower atlange having a down-turned lip to act as an abutment to position the device 20 on the arm of a barbers chair.

2. The combination with a razorstrop dressing device havinga foldable,ysectional said upstanding pins with the end of the base fitting between the flange and the lower wall and abutting the end wall, the latter being adapted to rest upon a support and being provided with a depending lip to bear against said support.

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JOHN G. DICK.

, 35 In testimony that I claim the foregoing i as my own, Ihave hereto afiixed my signa- 

